Behaviorism, consciousness, and the literary mind /Joshua Gang.
- 1 online resource.
- Hopkins Studies in Modernism Ser. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Literary Experience and the Concept of Mind -- 1 Behaviorism and the Beginnings of Close Reading -- 2 Inner Sights -- 3 Mental Acts -- 4 The Form of Thought -- Coda. Observations and/or Reflections -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
"This book reveals important convergences between modernist writers, experimental psychology, and analytic philosophy of mind-while also providing a new framework for thinking about why language can create the illusion of mental life"--
9781421440866
Behaviorism (Psychology) Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century Psychology and literature. Modernism (Literature)